Where does “amorenar” come from?
amorenar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese moreno, from Spanish Moreno, from Spanish moro, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
amorenar (Portuguese): to darken the skin of; to give a suntan
Definitions
- to darken the skin of; to give a suntan
Ancestry of “amorenar”, step by step
amorenar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese moreno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | moreno | dark colored; dark-skinned, tan; dark-haired |
| 2 | Spanish | Moreno | dark-colored |
| 3 | Spanish | moro | a Moor; a Muslim or Arab, particularly Muslims in... |
| 4 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 5 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 6 | Middle French | moré | Moor (person of Berber descent) |
| 7 | Old French | More | — |
| 8 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |